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The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited (ACN 008667285) is an Australian private company registered in 1925. Its status in these records is administration. ASIC's company register lists it as under external administration as at November 2026. Records show creditors' voluntary liquidation in 2022, with Jeremy Joseph Nipps appointed as liquidator.
Litigation and court cases: The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited
ASIC's register shows The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited as under external administration. Companies in administration or liquidation often appear in court, for example in winding-up applications, public examinations by liquidators and claims to recover money.
Courts and tribunals record companies by their legal name. LitigationWatch looks for THE GRIFFIN COAL MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED (ACN 008 667 285) in matters before the High Court, the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit and Family Court, the Supreme, District, County, Local and Magistrates Courts of every state and territory, and tribunals such as the Fair Work Commission, the Administrative Review Tribunal and each state's civil and administrative tribunal.
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Why watch The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited for litigation
- Creditors' interests: companies in administration or liquidation often appear in court, where liquidators examine officers and claim money back, and those steps affect what creditors recover.
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Key facts
| Item | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Legal name | THE GRIFFIN COAL MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED |
| ACN | 008667285 |
| ABN | 16008667285 |
| Company type | Australian Private Company |
| Status (ASIC register, November 2026) | Under external administration |
| Status in the 2023 records | Administration |
| Class (ASIC register) | Limited by shares |
| Sub-class (ASIC register) | Proprietary company |
| Former names | The Griffin Coal Mining Company Limited |
| Current name since | 2022 |
| Registered | 1925 (about 98 years before these records) |
| Current directors | 1 |
| Current secretaries | 1 |
| Shareholders recorded | 1 |
| Share classes | 1 |
| Ultimate holding company | Lanco Infratech Limited |
| Former ultimate holding companies | Devereaux Holdings Pty Ltd |
| Appointed auditor | Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd |
Associated parties
Following majority shareholdings up to three levels above and below it, The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited is associated with 11 companies and 58 people.
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Board changes by year
Between 1970 and 2018, records show 41 appointments and 38 recorded departures at The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited. The busiest year was 1990, with 14 changes. For 2 former roles the year of leaving is not recorded.
| Year | Appointed | Left |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4 | 3 |
| 1990 | 6 | 8 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 4 |
External administration
Records for The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited show 17 appointments of external administration: creditors' voluntary liquidation, voluntary administration, deed of company arrangement, receivership and court winding-up application.
| Year | Event | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Receivership | Receiver | Matthew James Donnelly |
| 2022 | Receivership | Receiver | Sean Holmes |
| 2022 | Receivership | Receiver | Grant Dene Sparks |
| 2022 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | Liquidator | Thomas Donald Birch |
| 2022 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | Liquidator | Jeremy Joseph Nipps |
| 2012 | Court winding-up application | Applicant | Perdaman Chemicals And Fertilisers Pty Ltd |
| 2011 | Deed of company arrangement | Deed administrator | Clifford Stuart Rocke |
| 2011 | Deed of company arrangement | Deed administrator | Mark Francis Mentha |
| 2011 | Deed of company arrangement | Deed administrator | Brian Keith Mcmaster |
| 2011 | Deed of company arrangement | Deed administrator | Scott Bradley Kershaw |
| 2010 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Brian Keith Mcmaster |
| 2010 | Receivership | Receiver | Simon Guy Theobald |
| 2010 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Mark Francis Mentha |
| 2010 | Receivership | Receiver | Daniel Mathew Bryant |
| 2010 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Scott Bradley Kershaw |
| 2010 | Receivership | Receiver | Ian Menzies Carson |
| 2010 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Clifford Stuart Rocke |
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation, the shareholders resolve to wind the company up and a registered liquidator is appointed to realise its assets and deal with its creditors.
In a voluntary administration, an independent administrator takes control of the company to decide its future: a deed of company arrangement, liquidation or a return to the directors.
A deed of company arrangement is a binding arrangement between a company and its creditors, overseen by a deed administrator.
A receiver is usually appointed by a secured creditor to collect and sell the assets that secure a debt.
A court winding-up application asks the court to order that a company be wound up.
Companies that share officeholders with The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited
People on the board of The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Limited also hold roles at 236 other companies. Those with the most shared officeholders are listed below.
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